Today we see the landscape of our human societies is being reshaped by several major trends: ecological unsustainability being driven by human activity; emerging technologies disrupting many sectors of our economy; the breakdown of traditional civic institutions in the face of fast paced change.

The Hive Experiment is focused on convening and leveraging a network of change agents from across the globe at the intersection of social innovation, sustainable development & emerging technology to support tangible action towards creating more sustainable and vibrant societies around the world.

We believe the direction we move next is up to us.And so, fellow change agent, we ask you...

"What might be possible if your team had 3 days of dedicated time to accelerate the development of one of your projects to its next level of impact?"

The purpose of the 3 day bootcamp:

THE HIVE

Convene and connect 15-20 teamsfrom across the globe working on themes of Sustainable Development, Emerging Technology & Social Innovation who can offer each other inspiration, fellowship and support.

THE EXPERIMENT

Provide a kick-ass, facilitated ‘prototyping container’ in which these teams can accelerate and hone their projects to the next level of impact.

IN ESSENCEThe U.Prototype Bootcamp provides the dedicated time, space, process & supportto enable your team to develop the next iteration of a new or existing project you are passionate about from high-level concept to actionable prototype.

THE PROCESS

We don’t believe anyone has all the answers to the challenges we face. We believe we need to experiment to find them. That requires an iterative prototyping process.

We are delighted to have partnered up with Julie Arts from the Presencing Institute, who have been at the leading edge of this field for many years, to bring together a top-notch process design and facilitation team for the Prototype Bootcamp.

THEORY U ARCHITECTURE

The process architecture we will use for the 3 day bootcamp is known as Theory U, a consciousness-based framework of leadership and change developed through research at M.I.T. by Otto Scharmer, Peter Senge and others. The U has five core movements - co-initiating, co-sensing, co-inspiring, co-creating and co-evolving. Each day of the bootcamp is designed to take teams on a hosted journey through a ‘Mini U’ to prototype their projects. This process is then supplemented with an evening program curated to add a hearty sprinkle of inspiration and “craic“ to the experience.

Come and join us for the bootcamp down by the sea at BTH where your work will be interspersed with long summer sunsets, swims off the dock, walks in the woods and plenty of music and food!

SOMETIMES PICTURES SAY IT BEST!

THE ECONOMY

We are committed to managing the bootcamp's economy in an intentional and equitable way. We have worked hard to build a balanced event budget and to set the tuition fees at a rate that allows the bootcamp to set sail with a healthy economy that adds value for all involved. We would love to invite participating teams to see themselves as co-creators, rather than consumers, of the event - so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

BASIC TEAM PACKAGES INCLUDE:

Project Entry

All Team Members Full Participation in all Morning Practice, Bootcamp and Evening Program activities.

3 x Lunch, 3 x Dinner & 6 x Fika

Access to the Hive Fellows Network

+ TUITION SUPPORT

More information regarding tuition support will come out when the applications are open.

PLEASE NOTE: if you have any questions or concerns regarding the price, kindly contact us at hello@thehiveexperiment.com*Note: Accommodation, Breakfast & Travel are not included in the tuition for the event